The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-25
The PRESIDENTIAL Race
WILL VERY LIKELY BE MADE BY
CLEVELAND
As the Democratic Candidate and
Allison as the RepublicaE-The
Latter WOuld
HARMONIZE ALL THE DIVISIONS
OF HIS PARTY
And Unite Blaine, Sherman, Ed.
munds and COnkling In His Sup
> pert-Interesting Interviews.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

tbPECIAL To TINE AffhAL.l
WAsHINeToN, April "a The dis
question of Presidential possibilities
still goes on. Hon. Benz min Butter
worth, the Ohio Congressman, has
been intervie we'd in New York to the
following Effect: 81 think that Senator
Sherman can get ths Ohio delegation
to the Presidential convention if bis
friends work for him. The Senator is
not aggressive and is not a political
pusher. TIeTe is no doub. that Sena-
tor Sherman is very strong with the
business peope Of the country"
When asked about the coming nation
al contest, the Congressman said 1t
was too far ahead to give any OPT zion.
why" he remarked, thirty days
before an election an incident might
occur that would upset all calcula-
TONS" To reparter who interviewed
him he lie quoted as cay ng: SIX pow
erful metropolitan journals can band
themselves together and defeat al
most any candidate. These editors,
because they happen not to be pleased
with the candidate, uss all the re-
sources at their command to defeat
him."
Representative McShane, of Ne.
brssks, who enjoys the distinction of
being the first Democrat to be elected
from that Stale, says that the Western
people are well pleased with the adj
ministIation OF President Cleveland,
and unless he positively declines, will
be in favor of giving him second
term. Should be, however, retire,
they would be in favor Of Hill as the
Democratic candidate,
Don Piatt, who is at present in this
city, in an interview today on the
political situation, said in regard to
Sherman's Presidential aspirations:
"Shermsn 10 a very sdroit man and
stands high with the business classes
But the trouble with John Sherman
is thai he is 80 cold and repellant that
he has no personal following. He
makes an enemy whenever hs shakes
hand do not doubt that uaited
delegation will be got for him at the
National Convection, but, like all of
Johns delegations, it will be apt to
thaw out anu disappear when the fight
comes on. The man who really has
hold upon the masses OF the Republic
an party in Ohio is James q. Blaine.
He got this from association with Gar
field. The memory of Garfield in Ohio
is fairly worshipped by the Republic
ans, aud OF course Blaine's identifica-
ton with him, to say nothing OF his
own personal magnetism, which is re-
markable, makes him very strong
there; and | should not be surprised
il, when the convention meet, the
Sherman delegation will be found en-
thusiastc for Blaine"
l think that there ia no doubt that
the Democrats will renominate Presi-
dent Cleveland. The country regards
him speak not only OF the Democ-
racy, but of the whole country-ss an
honest, honorable, able man, who is
doing bis best to make good Presi-
dent. And, after all, we have to rscol-
lect that with parties evenly d.
vided az they now are the conscien-
tious few who vote as they think
right, regardless of party, have it in
their power to re-elect the President.
do no, now refer to what is known
as the Mugwump vote, but to a least
10000 vo.els in Ohio who either do
not vote at sill or else go to the polls
and cast their ballots for the candi-
date they personally approve of. This
class is growing larger every cay, and
Mr.. Cleveland suits it.
The talk about Hill, Of New York,
as possible rival candidate against
Cleveland is The verie.t rot, simply be
cause Gov. Hill is very able poli-
tician. He is young man yet, and
desires to lengthen out his political
career. He does not want to bring it
to a premature close by being a
premature candidate for the Presi-
dency and premature President He
wants to be Governor Ct New York
aga before he becomes President OF
the United States. He knows very
we'll that il Cleveland is reelected he
will be Cleveland's successor, and
Gov. Hill is not the man to butt his
bald head against a stone wall. Un-
less lam greatly mistaken, 1t will be
found, when the time comes, that the
most enthusiastic supporter OF Preei-
dent Cleveland for denomination and
reelection will be Gov. Hill. Cleve-
land will be renominsted and re-
elected.
81 can gee no reason why the solid
South should not continue a the next
election ss it was in the last. The
South was solid, not because it was
Democratic, but because of its intense
hatred OF the Republican party. It
will be q long time before the Southern
people forget the carpet baggers and
the tayonet, and John Sherman may
travel through the region until he |
gets tired and produce no better effect |
than did his brother, Tecumseh, when |
he made bis march to the sea. Give |
the solid South to the Democrats and |
you tranefer the fight to New York,
and there President Cleveland will |
have the advantage of having made |
prophecy of the Mugwump's history"
In answer to the question as to who |
had the best chance of getting the Re- |
publican nomination, Mr.. Piatt said: |
81 do not think that B'aine is seeking
the nomination, and this very fact |
may nominate him. The man who |
works for Presidential nomination
very seldom gets it. After Blaine l |
think Allison stands the best chance |
He would harmonize. Blaine would |
like him; Sherman wouldn't kick;
even Edmunds wouldn't sniff much at |
him, and Conkling would preserve an |
awful silence. But as we'll as friends |
to help, Blaine has enemies to punish,
and sooner than see the nomination |
20 to Sherman or Edmunds or Oonk.
ling, or any of those who are against
him, he would step in and take it
himself BLAND.